This summer, I particpated in a two day course offered by Teaching Tolerance. I think it is important that I share what I learned.

It’s clear that one voice in one moment does not stop bias. Bias is insidious, arriving in many forms and many voices. Insults and put-downs, like the rest of the English language, are ever-evolving. As people use language to create new ways to ostracize and hurt others, we hope the strategies in this guidebook can be adapted and adjusted to keep pace.

Every moment that bias goes unanswered is a moment that allows its roots to grow deeper and stronger. Bias left unanswered is bias tacitly approved. If you don’t speak up, you are saying, in your silence, that you condone it.

We must work together to guarantee a school free of biased language, prejudice and stereotypes. This Speak Up Guide is a fabulous….

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